iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad

Re:iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad by emp on Saturday October 05, 2013 @10:51PM (#6502896)

Required starting in DFU mode + restore. Didn't think to try option + update as eggbrain mentioned above. Does this mean Find My iPhone can be circumvented with a DFU mode restore?

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Re:iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad by taspeotis on Saturday October 05, 2013 @11:24PM (#6502978)

> Does this mean Find My iPhone can be circumvented with a DFU mode restore?

I am just speculating, but perhaps iOS 7 GM and later cannot be circumvented but the beta versions could be. This might be intentional - after all, it's beta code. The circumvention might be a plan B.

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Re:iOS 7 “activation required” error on iPhone and iPad by maqr on Saturday October 05, 2013 @11:44PM (#6503019)

I just made the same mistake, restoring with DFU. It doesn't bypass the Find My iPhone lock though, you still need to do the activation, but it will let you activate.

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